Stand for coiled material.



S. C. CARY.

STAND FOR 001150 MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1915.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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EPENOER C. CARY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, .ASSIGNOR TO GARY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

STAND FOR COILED MATERIAL.

Application filed May 4, 1915.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, SPENCER C. CARY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Stand for Coiled Material, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a stand for coiled material, the same being adapted, more particularly, for holding one or more reels of metal box strapping, although it is apparent that the invention may be used in connection with other materials which have a tendency to automatically unwind unless forcibly restrained.

It is customary in the art of metal strapping to coilor wind a strap 300 feet or more in length into a compact bundle. Owing to the fact that a coiled metal strap has a tendency to unwind itself and thereby destroy the bundle, some means must be provided for holding the bundle in position for rotation so as to permit the workman to draw off the strapping as required and, furthermore, provision must be made for precluding the metal strap from uncoiling of its own accord while at the same time the strap can be drawn from the bundle when necessary.

The stand of my invention is designed and intended to secure the functions just stated, and in addition thereto my invention performs other important functions, 2'. e. provision is made for holding a plurality of coils in order that the workman may at one operation draw ofi' two straps of the length required to be applied to the box, etc., at the respective ends thereof; the stand is adapted for holding coiled strapping the width of which may vary from one-half an inch to one inch or more; the coils or reels are easily placed in position; and the stand is simple inconstruction, efficient in opera tion, and economical of manufacture.

Broadly stated, the invention consists of a holder, preferably in the form of a stand or fixture, embodying retaining means for frictionally engaging the edge portion of a bundle or coil of material mounted in the holder for rotation on the axis of said bundle or coil, said retaining means operating to restrain the coiled material from unwinding of its own accord but permitting the bundle Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. at, 1917.

Serial No. 25,699.

or coil to rotate when the operator pulls on the strap with sufficient force to overcome the effect of such frictional contact between the edge portion of the strap and said retaining means.

In a practical form of the invention, the stand comprises a post rigid with a base and a cap, an arbor supported by the stand and carrying a plurality of spools, prefer ably two in number and positioned at the respective sides of the post, yieldable clamping members positioned in cooperative relation to the post, the end portions of each clamping member being detachably and adjustably engaged with the base and the cap, and means for applying pressure to said clamping members so as to frictionally clamp the coils or bundles between the post and the yielda'ble members, whereby each coil is held from unwinding by reason of the holding one ormore coils of box strapping.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in vertical section, looking toward the left in Fig. 1, and showing the stand adapted for holding a plurality of. reels of box strapping, the width of the strapping in one coil being dif ferent from the width of the strapping in the other coil.

A is a base and B a post extending upwardly from the base, said post being either integral with the base or made separate therefrom. As shown, the base is provided with an upstanding lug which is recessed to receive the lower end of the post, said post and base being fastened rigidly together by suitable means.

0 is a cap either integral with the post or attached thereto. Said cap is preferably cast in a single piece of metal and. as shown, it is provided with a recess to receive the upper end of the post, the post and the cap being fastened rigidly together by suitable means. The width of the cap exceeds the thickness of theipost so, that the respective end portions of" the cap extend beyondthe sides of the post, as shown more particularly in. Fig. 3. The extended end portions of the cap Carev provided with notches or recesses c, the purpose of which willhereinafter appear.

The base A'is preferably cast in a single piece of metal, andit is provided with a flat bottom surface and with transverse open ings a whereby the base is adapted to rest upon a floor, bench or other. support and-to be fastened firmly in position by bolts on screws passingthroughthe openlngs a5. In.

the upper surface of the base are. provided notches Z) Z) separated by an lntervening, rib 0 said notches andirlbs beingprovlded inlthe base at the. respective, sidesof'the luga. Inaddition to.the notches andthe ribs as described, the base:isrprovided'with ribs d, the latter-extending across the notches. The.

and; intersecting with the ribs. 6 notches. Z) Win the base are in the same ver: tical plane asthe notchesc in the.cap G, whereby the. notches inthe baseand the cap are adapted to receive theendiportions of clamping members D E, see Figs. 2 and 3.- Said clamping members are positioned atthe respective sides of post. B andithey extend vertically from theba-se to the .cap. Each clamping-member is composed, preferably, of. a single. pieceof yleldable or bendable metal, and; each; clamping'member is arranged for the upper end portlon-thereoftobe received :in notch c of i the cap, whereas the lower end portion of the member is fitted in a notch b or Z) of the base.- In order to retain the clamping member against displacement relative to the base,- a notclre is provided inthe lower edge of the bendableubar so that the ribd of the base-willfit=into thebai when the lower end of-the bar is received in the notch Z) or Z). of said F,tlie latterbeing positioned for frictionali engagement with the bars D E, respectively, as shown more particularly in Fig-.- 3.

G G designate spools which are mounted loosely on the spindle F-"for rotation freely thereon, said spools.beingadapted to receivethe coils of box-strapping, one of which is indicated at I, and "theother at-J, in F ig.'3.

As hereinbeforeexplainedait is customarv, to manufacture box strappnig in different widths, and 'to coil or wind saidstrapping into. a compact bundle which; contains several hundred feet of metal strapping. It customary, also, to wind the strapping of each bundleuponawoodenspool, but by'us ing thesta-nd of the-presentinvention it' is not necessary toemploy such wooden spool, for the reason that the coil or bundle of strapping is adapted to be slipped upon the spools G or G of the stand. WVhen it desired-to placet-wo coils of box strapping in the stand the binding nuts are unscrewed from the spindle. and the bars D: E are sprungout. ofzthenotches ofithe cap in the base, aftenwhiclr only onecoil: of strapping, as I, is slippedcover the spoolG,.whereas the other bundle of strapping is posi tionednlpon the spool G1. In casev a narrow coil of. strapping, as I', fitted upon one of the spools, as shownrimEigz 3, the=lower endofithebar D 'isrplaced in .thenotch df'so as to ei-ligagelw-itliflthe rib (Z, the upper end of saidzbarl bein-gifitted in the notch of the cap C nearest to i the post, a'fterawhich l the bin'd ing nut. E is; screwedson an end of thespindle for. applying pressure to the-bar D, 9 0

whereby the; bar: is. brought into frictional contact with the edge of the strapping in the coil or. bunch I, as.aresultiofl'wh ich the strapping of-said :bunch or. coil I isclamped tiveenthe post. B andithe banDn Ina similar, manner the bar! E is engaged: at its lower endwiththe :notchl) in thepost, the upper end 2 of f' said bar being fitted in the notch c of the cap farthest removed from the post, and thereafter the nut F is screwed upon the spindle-so iasato force the bar E into contactzwith the edge. of the metal strapping in the; coil i J the pressure exerted b y" theinutmnd therbar. upon the coil J operating to clamp. .saidc-coil between the-post B *and bar E.

It: isapparent from the foregoing description: thatr the separate coils-- of t box strapping are frictionally engaged 1 at their edgesby. the-post and therespective bars D E,- so thatrthe-coilsare gripped QIClEtDl-Ptl to Y prevent the metal strappingfrom uncoiling from th'e-reels- Furthermore, the stand of my: invention provides for holding a pluralityof-reels, which reels may be coniposed of strappingof similar -widths 0150i different widths, but when'the reels are-com,- posed of strapping of different widths, then the-:b'ars D and E arecorrespondinglyadjustedhinto engagement with the base and the cap so that the bars cooperate efficiently with-"the postingripping-theedge portions of the strapping-in the-coils.

The stand of my-invention embodying th'e yieldable clamping members :1) Ei'is adapted for holding a plurality of coils .of (strapping, the width of which coils may vary from %,'%",;Q- to 1 or more. By adjustingthe bendable. bars lnto engagei'nent wit'hflthfenotches in the base and the cap, respectively,

provision is made for retaining strapping of different widths, and in some instances the bars will bend or bow when pressure is applied by the clamping nuts, substantially as shown in Fig. 3, in order that said bars may have the proper frictional contact with the edges of the strapping.

The stand is constructed so that its parts may be readily separated for the purpose of placing the reels in position upon the spools, after which the bars and the nuts can be easily assembled so as to have the required frictional engagement with the reels. It should be stated that the frictional contactor gripping engagement of the reels with the post and the bars D E is such as to preclude the metal strapping from uncoiling of its own accord, but when using the strapping the operator should pull thereon with suilicient force to overcome the frictional engagement of the reel with the post and the bars, thus allowing the strapping to be drawn oh the reel with comparative ease and freedom.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A holder for coiled material embodying a base, a top, a member connecting said base and top, means carried by said member for rotatably supporting a coil of material, a retaining member separate from and unattached to said base and top, means for separably and fixedly connecting the respective end portions of the retaining member to the base and the top, and a pressure device positioned intermediate the end portions of the retaining member and operating to deflect said member into contact with the edge portions of the coil of material.

2. A holder for coiled material comprising a supporting base, a top member, means intermediate the base and top member for holding them a predetermined distance apart, means for rotatably supporting a coil of material and retaining means for precluding said coiled material from unwinding, said retaining means being positioned to eX- tend diametrically across the coiled material and comprising resilient strips adjustably mounted at opposite ends in said base and top member and designed to be slightly bowed when in frictional contact with the edge portions of the coiled material.

3. A holder for coiled material comprising a supporting frame having end members provided with a plurality of notches, said supporting frame having means to rotatably support a coil of material, and aresilient strip adapted to be positioned parallel with a part of the supporting frame to extend diametrically across the coiled material at the respective sides thereof, said strip being adjustably mounted in the notches between a plurality of end members to accommodate coiled material of difierent widths and to have the resilient strip frictionally contact with the edge portions of the material.

4. A holder for coiled material provided with a plurality of devices for rotatably supporting a similar number of coils of material, and retaining means for said coils of material, each retaining means including cooperating members positioned for frictional contact-with therespective edges of each coil and a device whereby pressure is applied to said coil by the action of said cooperating members. i

5. A holder for coiled material provided with a plurality of devices for rotatably supporting a similar number of coils of material,

and retaining means for said coils of material, each retaining means including cooperating members positioned for frictional contact with the respective edges of each coil and a device whereby pressure is applied to said coil by the action of said cooperating means, said cooperating members and the pressure device being controllable for the accommodation of coils the width of which varies.

6. A holder for coiled material such as box strapping embodying a base, a top member and a connecting member therefor, means for rotatably supporting a coil of strapping, a gripping member having its ends supported in said base and top member for frictional contact with an edge of the coil of strapping, and a pressure device carried by the coil-supporting means to apply pressure to the gripping member intermediate the end portions thereof.

7. A holder for coiled material such as box strapping embodying a supporting frame, having a post and oppositely positioned ends provided with notches, means for rotatably supporting the coil of material, a bendable gripping member removably mounted in the notches of the ends, which notches are so arranged that the gripping member is bent around the material to frictionally contact with said coil of material, and a pressure device carried by the means which supports the coil of material, which device operates to apply pressure to said bendable gripping member.

8. A holder for coiled material such as box strapping embodying a supporting frame, means for rotatably supporting the coil of material, a bendable gripping member positioned for frictional contact with said coil of material, the end portions of said gripping member being held by the support ing frame, and a pressure device engaging with said gripping member intermediate the end portions thereof.

9. A stand for holding coiled material such as box strapping embodying a base, a post in fixed relation to the base, a spindle on said post, a bendable gripping member edge portion of a coil of material adapted to be rotatably supported by said spindle, and means for applying pressure to said bendable gripping member;

1-0. A stand for holding coil'ed material such box strapping embodying a base, a post in fixed relation to thebase, a spindle on said post, aplurality of' bendable gripping members positioned at the respective sides of said post and each adapted for frictional contact with an edge portion of the coil of material adapted to be rotatably supported by said spindle, and pressure devices in engagement with said bendable members.

111- A stand for holding coiled material embodying a base, a post, a cap, means for rotatably supporting a coil of material on said post intermediate said base and cap, a

bendable gripping member the end portionsof which are in engagement with said base and cap, and a pressure device engaging with the gripping member intermediate the said post intermediate said base and cap, the base and cap being provided with transverse ribs and notches and other ribs intersecting the transverse ribs, a bendable gripping member the end portions of which are notched to be engaged by the intersecting ribs to prevent movement of the gripping" member in one direction, said end portion being seated in the transversenotches of said base and cap, and a pressure device engaging with the gripping device intermediate the ends thereof to retain the same in engagement with: the base and cap when said gripping member is bent around coiled material.

14. A holder for coiled material embodying a base, a top, a member connecting said base and top, means carried by said member for rotatably supportinga coil of material, a yielding retaining member separate from and unattached to said base and top, means for adjustably and fixedly attaching the respective end portions of said retaining member to the base and the top, whereby the space intervening the first member and the retaining member may be varied to accommodate coils of different widthsof material, and a pressure devicepositioned for contact with the'retaining member intermediate its ends and operating to deflect said retaining member into forcible contact with an edge portion of the coil of material.

In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name to this specification.

SPENCER C. CARY.

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